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Year2021
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ITV cautions public service future & urges ‘radical, urgent’ reforms
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has warned it could stop being a public service broadcaster (PSB)…
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Discovery invests in Enduro Sports Organisation
Factual channel giant Discovery has invested an unspecified amount in cycling outfit Enduro Sports Organisation…
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BluTV chooses Veset Nimbus for cloud-based linear channels
Turkish subscription streaming service BluTV has chosen software service Veset Nimbus to deliver its linear…
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Synamedia targets RDK market with Gravity
Video tech outfit Synamedia has launched Synamedia Gravity, a managed service aimed at the RDK…
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Disney to close 18 channels in Asia as streaming focus expands
Disney is closing 18 linear networks in Asia as it focuses its attention on nascent…
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HBO Max to expand into live sports with NHL
Live sports will come to HBO Max for the first time, WarnerMedia has confirmed. Despite…
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Rugby Super League renews Sky Sports deal, promises FTA matches
Rugby’s Super League has extended its broadcast rights deal with Sky Sports for a further…
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TVSquared onboarded by SpotX
Cross-platform TV ad measurement firm TVSquared has been onboarded by video advertising platform SpotX as…
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ViacomCBS renews and expands Comscore measurement deal
ViacomCBS has announced an expanded partnership with TV measurement firm Comscore. The expanded renewal agreement…
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OTT to overtake US pay TV spend
Americans will soon spend more on streaming services than pay TV, claims a new report….
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Strong TV and media performance lifts Telia
Sweden-based service provider Telia has posted solid first-quarter results, with a strong performance from its…
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Tele2 combines Tele2 and Com Hem brands to create single converged offer
Swedish service provider Tele2 has merged its Com Hem cable and Tele2 mobile brands to…
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Orange holds close to 75% of Belgian unit
Orange has secured control of just under 75% of Orange Belgium shares after the closure…
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Rakuten TV preps more than 90 pan-European FAST channels
Streaming service Rakuten TV is ramping up its presence across Europe by launching more than…
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NENT Group and Bundesliga agree longest media rights agreement in either organisation’s history
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has announced a ‘historic’ rights deal with the German Bundesliga…
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Mediaset revives MediaForEurope plans, extends olive branch to Vivendi
Mediaset is reviving its plans to launch a pan-European media group and move its headquarters…
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Roku launches attack on Google as YouTube TV looks likely to disappear
Roku has warned users that YouTube TV could disappear from their devices as its legal…
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EPL looks to save rights value by skipping domestic tender
The English Premier League is reportedly looking to scrap its upcoming domestic rights tender and…
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Univision and Google sign multi-year partnership
Spanish-language media company Univision has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Google. The partnership will…
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Sky Italia contests DAZN’s Serie A deal
Sky Italia is contesting the award of exclusive Serie A football rights to DAZN, with…
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SPI/FilmBox’s Filmstream now on Samsung TV Plus in UK
Channel providers SPI/FilmBox’s new ad-based digital product Filmstream has launched on the Samsung TV Plus mobile app in the…
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Reed Hastings exercised over US$600 million from Netflix stock options in 2020
Netflix co-CEO and founder Reed Hastings exercised US$612 million from stock options in 2020, a…
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Chinese media companies demand short video platforms take action against content piracy
A group of more than 70 Chinese film and TV makers have called on short…
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Paramount+, Google and Roku sign on as HDR10+ partners
HDR10+ Technologies has announced a number of new strategic partners who will adopt the visual…
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Australia wins 2027 Netball World Cup hosting rights
Australia has been awarded the 17th Netball World Cup to take place in 2027. The…
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Evoca picks ENENSYS Technologies for pay TV monitoring
Media delivery solutions provider ENENSYS Technologies has been selected by US operator Evoca to monitor…
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J SPORTS broadcasts Extreme E in Japan
Off-road racing series Extreme E, which had its inaugural race earlier this month, has been…
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OTT revenues to top US$200 billion by 2026
Revenues in the OTT market are set to almost double by 2026. According to Digital…
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Bouygues Telecom teams up with NRJ for addressable ads
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has struck an addressable advertising agreement with NRJ Global that…
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Canal+ sees stable revenues in quarter of modest progress
French pay TV operator Canal+ saw its revenues for the quarter to March remain stable…